Well, Hello There!

It’s Hour 12 of Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon, and though I won’t be able to stay up for all 24 hours, I at least am making the most of what I can stay up for, and decided to share with you my Mid Event Survey. The day has been fantastic so far and I’m looking forward to more books, tea, and chocolate for the remainder of the evening!

What are you reading right now?

I’m nearly finished with Empire of Storms, and I’m about to start a mystery, Buried in a Book.

How many books have you read so far?

What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

I’m looking forward to finishing Empire of Storms, though it will be kind of painful since I have to wait so long for the next installment. But I sense some things are going to happen that are going to be shocking and surprising. I’m also really looking forward to this mystery I picked up at the library–it’s the perfect evening for a read-a-thon–the wind is blowing and the scent of homemade applesauce is filling the house!

Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

I’ve had other tasks I needed to accomplish, but during my reading, I haven’t had any interruptions, so it’s been relatively smooth.

What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

What surprises me is that I don’t do this more often because I enjoy it so much, and it often helps me to unwind and just give myself time to relax and have no other agenda but drink coffee, tea, and read….

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I'm Katie--a School Librarian & Media Specialist, most at home in bookstores and libraries, but always up for an adventure with my passport in hand.

Here I share my thoughts on Middle Grade, YA, and Adult books, with an occasional cookbook or nonfiction read thrown in. I'm really interested in the SPIRITUALITY of literature, so you'll see me mentioning some spiritual aspects of the books I read.

You'll usually find me reading, collecting too many books or planning a trip to the United Kingdom. But...if I'm not reading, writing, dancing, traveling, or blogging, I'm probably cooking and baking, listening to Regina Carter, dreaming about Turkish Delight in Istanbul, or plotting my next gelato tour of Italy.

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